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    Hi xe'ing my gsi soon but was wondering what would be the best exhaust system to use as i would need larger bore, 2''?? or bigger??

    only need the centre section(manifold back) as i want to use my existing piper back box.

    was thinkin of ashley or something similar but can i buy just the centre part ?

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    Dave mate you really should leave a gsi standard, but knowing that you'll probably do it anyway speak to coline smith he had some custom nova 16v exhausts, same as what mines got.

    Or ashley do special manifolds for the 16v engines that mean you can use your current exhaust.
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    Whatever option you take you will probably have to do some cutting/welding. Might be worth while contaction colin smith to see what he has broken recently. I get a stainless magnex system that was ready to go straight on. Saved me loads of time and work!

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    personally i'd go for a custom system, its may be more but you'll get exactly what you want...
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    ashley XE Nova manifold around £150ish and ashley system again around £200 i think.

    Or look second hand, or just have your xe manifold mated to the system for around £30.

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    John Ashley is the best bet for a decent cheap system, although this is a custom job
















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    well iv kept the full magnex s/s system from my old sr, with 2" bore but it was way too loud even on the 1.4, hate to imagine what it would be like on a 2.0!

    thanks for the help so far !

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    That will more than likely be the back box, I had a magnex s/s system on my old 1600 with the magnex 4 branch and it was dead quiet!

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    I bought an Ashley Kit for my nova xe. It's a 2 box system that basically you weld together yourself from the down pipes back. Cost me £120 and I specified what bore I wanted

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    Quote Originally Posted by dumpycorsa
    I bought an Ashley Kit for my nova xe. It's a 2 box system that basically you weld together yourself from the down pipes back. Cost me £120 and I specified what bore I wanted
    Thats pretty good mate. Do you know if they do a kit for the LET? Any website I can look at. My neighbour is a welder. will be a doddle for him to zap some weld onto it.


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